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Founded 1986 by the City Council. Public incubator network with multiple accelerators (e.g., mStartup Barcelona), training, coaching, and one of Europe's largest entrepreneurship centers. Supported thousands of entrepreneurs; 14,000 coached in 2016 alone. Scope: Regional (Barcelona).
BLOXHUB is a Copenhagen innovation hub focused on sustainable cities, architecture, and the built environment. Located in the BLOX building on the waterfront, it brings together startups, corporates, researchers, and public agencies to develop solutions for urban challenges. BLOXHUB runs programs such as Urbantech and hosts collaborations that help startups pilot products with city partners. It is a flagship hub for urban tech and climate oriented innovation in Denmark.
Copenhagen Fintech is a non profit cluster that accelerates Denmark's fintech ecosystem through a coworking lab, accelerator programs, and the annual Copenhagen Fintech Week. It connects startups with banks, regulators, and corporate partners, helping teams navigate compliance and secure pilots. The hub has supported hundreds of fintech startups across payments, open banking, regtech, and crypto. It is the main convening platform for Denmark's financial innovation community.
Founded 2017 as a digital innovation hub for the Rhineland region. Runs structured accelerator programs with mentorship, networking, and investor access; alumni include cybersecurity and enterprise software startups. Support: accelerator program, coworking, corporate partner access. Scope: Local (Bonn/Rhineland).
DTU Skylab is the innovation hub of the Technical University of Denmark, providing students and researchers with prototyping facilities, mentoring, and startup support. The space includes electronics labs, workshops, and maker facilities that help teams build hardware, robotics, and deep tech prototypes. Skylab runs courses, hackathons, and incubation programs that turn student projects into real ventures. It is one of the most important feeders of new engineering startups in Denmark.
Impact Hub Vienna is a leading center for social entrepreneurship and innovation, part of the global Impact Hub network that spans 100+ cities. Founded in 2010 in Vienna, it provides coworking space, incubation programs, and a vibrant community for startups addressing social and environmental challenges. Impact Hub Vienna runs several tailored acceleration initiatives – for example, RE:WIEN (supporting urban sustainability startups in partnership with the city) and Better Mobility Accelerator (for green mobility solutions). These programs typically offer mentorship, workshops, and occasionally grant funding or prize money to selected ventures. The Hub has a strong convening power: its corporate and NGO partners include Vienna’s public agencies, energy companies, and organizations like WWF. Startups to come out of Impact Hub Vienna’s ecosystem include Refugeeswork.at (job platform for refugees), Kiweno (at-home health tests), and EET (solar energy storage solutions). In addition to formal accelerators, Impact Hub offers its members year-round benefits – from “Connect” meetups to an Investor Circle that links impact startups with socially-minded investors. The facility itself, located centrally in Vienna, hosts numerous hackathons, pitch nights, and community events that cross-pollinate ideas between sectors. Uniquely, Impact Hub is structured as a social enterprise: it’s mission-driven to amplify impact, and revenue comes from memberships, partnerships, and consulting. Over the last decade, Impact Hub Vienna has supported hundreds of impact innovators. It emphasizes cross-border collaboration too – many ventures it accelerates tackle problems applicable across Central/Eastern Europe. For example, its “Climate Ventures” program (with Climate-KIC) has cohorts from multiple countries. By providing a nurturing home for impact startups, Impact Hub Vienna has solidified Vienna’s status as a hub for social innovation. It demonstrates that entrepreneurial solutions to societal issues – whether in climate, inclusion, or education – can be scaled successfully with the right support network.
NUMA is a storied name in the Paris startup scene – both an accelerator and an innovation hub that traces its origins to one of Europe’s first startup programs. Established in 2011, NUMA evolved from the famed “Le Camping” accelerator (run out of a historic building on Rue du Caire). As an accelerator, NUMA ran 3- to 6-month cohorts for digital startups, providing mentorship, community events, coworking space, and investor demo days. It was particularly influential in France’s early startup boom – alumni include successes like Dataiku (AI platform) and Algolia (search-as-a-service), which both passed through NUMA’s programs. Over time, NUMA expanded its scope beyond acceleration into corporate innovation. It launched NUMA Consulting to help large companies implement startup methodologies, and also opened international outposts (NUMA Bengaluru in India and NUMA New York were launched around 2015–2016). In Paris, NUMA’s space became an “innovation hub” – a vibrant campus hosting events, hackathons, and innovation programs for corporates and the community. NUMA was notable for being a public-private effort initially, supported by the City of Paris and corporates, which helped ignite the French ecosystem a decade ago. By the late 2010s, NUMA transitioned its accelerator model – focusing more on themed open-innovation programs (e.g. for smart cities or AI) rather than general batches. It also partnered with the European Commission on projects to spur startup-corporate collaborations. Though NUMA (the accelerator) concluded its last batch in late 2019, the brand still persists as a hub and network of innovation spaces. The legacy of NUMA is significant: it helped institutionalize French startup support and proved the value of mentorship-driven acceleration in Europe. In ecosystem terms, NUMA stands as a pioneer whose model of combining startup acceleration with corporate and community innovation has been emulated widely.
Odense Robotics is Denmark's national robotics and automation cluster, connecting companies, universities, and public partners in the Odense region. The hub supports startups through business development, talent programs, and investor matchmaking, and it helps scale a dense robotics supply chain anchored by global leaders. Odense Robotics also promotes Denmark internationally as a robotics hub and drives collaboration in areas like drones, cobots, and industrial automation. It is a key engine behind Denmark's robot valley reputation.
Station F is an iconic startup campus and incubator in Paris, often described as the world’s largest startup facility under one roof. Opened in June 2017 in a sprawling 34,000 m² renovated railway depot (the historic Halle Freyssinet), Station F was the brainchild of French telecom magnate Xavier Niel, who invested €250 million into its creation. Station F houses over 1,000 startups at any given time, spread across 30+ themed incubation programs run by corporates, universities, and venture funds. These programs range from Facebook’s Startup Garage (focused on data innovation) to HEC’s Incubator, Zendesk’s Accelerator, and Niel’s own Founders Program for early-stage companies. Startups at Station F benefit from unparalleled infrastructure: 24/7 coworking space, meeting rooms, an on-site makerspace (for hardware prototyping), a massive cafeteria (run by Big Mamma), and even a dedicated investor zone where VCs hold office hours. The campus also features La Felicità, a public food market that doubles as an event space for community gatherings and tech conferences. As an ecosystem hub, Station F offers a rich support system – mentorship from successful entrepreneurs, free cloud credits from partners, and a resident French Tech Visa office to fast-track international founders’ immigration. The impact of Station F on French tech has been huge: it broke down silos by co-locating diverse players and attracted foreign entrepreneurs to Paris (through initiatives like its Fighters Program for underprivileged founders). By 2023, Station F alumni include Doctolib (e-health unicorn), Agricool (urban farming startup), and Shippeo (supply chain platform). The campus has also hosted President Macron’s tech summits and global delegations, becoming a symbol of France’s startup renaissance. During COVID-19, Station F pivoted to online events but is now back to full capacity. With a new residential co-living extension (Flatmates) nearby, Station F aims to not just incubate startups but nurture a 24/7 entrepreneurial lifestyle. In summary, Station F stands as a monumental bet on innovation – a physical “mega-incubator” that has firmly placed Paris on the global startup map.
Founded 2016. Hybrid VC fund and tech innovation hub running the Factory accelerator; focuses on martech, fintech, and ecommerce infrastructure with ~60 investments. Provides equity investment, mentorship, and workspace in Stockholm. Scope: National.